Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CC BY 4.0
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Rocket and boosterLong March 4B
- Vehicle
- Long March 4B
- Reusable
- no
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What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIYUAN 3-01 (ZY 3-01) 2012-001A | Payload | re-entered 2026-03-22 | |
| VESSELSAT 2 2012-001B | Payload | re-entered 2016-10-27 | |
| CZ-4B R/B 2012-001C | Rocket body | re-entered 2012-03-07 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2012-001D | Debris | re-entered 2015-05-27 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2012-001E | Debris | re-entered 2022-04-21 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2012-001F | Debris | re-entered 2012-06-01 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2012-001G | Debris | re-entered 2012-11-13 |
COSPAR ID 2012-001. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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